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Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Energy, Environment, Global Governance, Headlines, North America, Poverty & SDGs Enrique Gili* - IPS/IFEJ POWAY, California, Oct 26 2007 (IPS) - Mary Jane Jagodzinzki nervously anticipated the arrival of a busload of building professionals . As it turned out, she needn&#39t have been too concerned. Solara green housing project in Poway, California. Credit: Enrique Gili/IPS" src="http://www.ipsnews.net/Library/solara_final.jpg" alt=" Solara green housing project in Poway, California. Credit: Enrique Gili/IPS" width="200" height="150" /> Solara green housing project in Poway, California. Credit: Enrique Gili/IPS Forty or so camera-toting architects, project managers and contractors arrived en masse in the bedroom community of Poway, north of San Diego, part of a green building tour showcasing a pioneering apartment complex that's saving money and helping the pl...

LEWISTON — The city is seeking a large federal grant that would address housing and other issues in the poorest areas of downtown Lewiston , and neighborhood advocates say the funds could go a long way toward implementing goals they've had for years.  If successful in its bid, Lewiston could receive $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and what's known as a  Choice Neighborhood Planning and Action Grant. The city council approved the application last week, and will commit $237,500 in local Community Development Block Grant funds during implementation if the grant is successful.  The city hopes the funding can lead to long-term changes in the downtown neighborhood , where nearly half of residents live below the federal poverty level . According to 2015 census figures, the median family incomes in downtown census tracts 201 and 203, are $12,417 and $16,047, respectively.  The main purpose of the funds is to plan and execute major housing...

Fairfield Housing Authority , and Peggy Ford, the authority's resident service coordinator , hold a rendering of buildings proposed to replace the existing units at the Pine Tree Lane housing complex . Photo: Andrew Brophy / Fairfield Citizen" class="landscape" /> Pine Tree Lane housing complex that would be demolished under plans by the Fairfield Housing Authority to rebuild and expand the development. Photo: Andrew Brophy / Fairfield Citizen" class="landscape" src="src" /> Fairfield Housing Authority , and Peggy Ford, the authority's resident service coordinator , hold a rendering of buildings proposed to replace the existing units at the Pine Tree Lane housing complex ." src="src" /> Pine Tree Lane housing complex that would be demolished under plans by the Fairfield Housing Authority to rebuild and expand the development." src="src" /> Photo: Andrew Brophy Image 1 of / 2 Caption Close...

Designed by KTGY Group, 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments , a development by ROEM Corporation , in collaboration with Pacific Housing , Inc. and the City of Santa Clara, broke ground on a new affordable apartment community for low income seniors . 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments in Santa Clara, CA" title=" 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments in Santa Clara, CA" width="154" height="87" class="im2" /> 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments in Santa Clara, CA June 21, 2012 - PRLog -- SANTA CLARA, CA - On Wednesday, June 20, 2012, Santa Clara broke ground on 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments , a development by ROEM Corporation , in collaboration with Pacific Housing , Inc. and the City of Santa Clara. The groundbreaking ceremony began at 2:00 p.m. at 2525 El Camino Real , Santa Clara, California 95050 (cross streets: El Camino Real and Buchanan Drive). " Providing affordable housing for our community is a very im...

On Wednesday morning the owners, staff, development partners and residents of Apple Hill Apartments joined together to celebrate the completion of Jackson’s newly rehabilitated apartment community . On Wednesday, August 16, The Provident Companies hosted an open house with light refreshments to symbolize the end of the project. During the opening house, remarks were given by The Provident Company Vice President Robert Bender , USDA Rural Development representative Brent Warren , Jackson City Councilman Jon Hensler , Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing representative John Kircher , Ohio Housing Finance Agency representative Diane Alecusan , Jackson- Vinton Community Action Executive Director Cheryl Thiessen , Park National Bank representative Stan Uchida , Diana Swack and Bernard Swack both with The Provident Company . “ Apple Hill Apartments is an example of the type of safe, decent and affordable housing that households need as a necessary building block for li...

Last week the East Design Review Board threw a wrench in plans to begin construction on the complex planned around Capitol Hill Station when they declined to recommend any part of the project, including Capitol Hill Housing ’s planned 110 affordable homes on the B-North site. Board members voiced a variety of concerns, from Kenny Pleasant ’s objections to color palette to the chair Curtis Bigelow ’s concerns about the location of the daycare on Broadway, which he found to be in poor taste or perhaps dangerous. There was also Bigelow’s feeling that the building just hadn’t reached a high enough pinnacle of greatness. “This is a really good building. I think we were expecting it to be a great building,” Bigelow said, as quoted by Brandon Macz in Capitol Hill Times . Capitol Hill Housing ’s Communications Manager Ashwin Warrior said not getting the recommendation last week will certainly delay completion of the affordable housing and increase costs on the non-profit. “We anticipate...

Ashton Woods’ massive and controversial housing development at the former Glenridge Hall site on Abernathy Road in Sandy Springs will begin Sat., May 7, according to a spokesperson. Glenridge Hall site ." width="378" height="296" /> A new rendering of Ashton Woods’ Aria redevelopment at the former Glenridge Hall site . Now dubbed “Aria,” the Ashton Woods project has two main sections flanking Abernathy at Glenridge Drive. The part starting now is a 47-acre housing redevelopment and a new public park at the former Glenridge Hall mansion . The other part, which may start late this year, is a 29-acre mix of condos, apartments, detached houses and retail space next to the future Mercedes- Benz USA headquarters . In addition, a third Ashton Woods redevelopment along Glenridge Drive, a 25- acre townhome project formerly known as Glenn West, is now being branded as part of the Aria project. That plan also includes new sports fields for the neighboring Mount ...

INDUSTRY GE delays opening of new building in Fort Point General Electric Co. has pushed back the expected opening of its new building overlooking Fort Point Channel by two years after deciding to break the headquarters project into two phases. GE vice president Ann Klee said in a memo Tuesday to Boston employees that executives expect the 12- story building , dubbed South Point , to open in mid-2021, compared with an earlier goal of 2019. Two older brick buildings , together dubbed North Point , will be renovated first, with the aim of opening them in the first half of 2019. GE has already started work on the two old buildings, originally part of a Necco candy manufacturing complex . But construction on the new building was supposed to happen concurrently with much of the Necco renovations. Now, GE will finish the Necco buildings and move employees into them before starting construction of the new building. GE expects it will take 24 months to complete the new structure. The ann...